Born on December 31, 1977 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Chris Reitsma (Christopher Michael Reitsma) played for the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 6 year career. Reitsma broke into the bigs on April 4, 2001 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 5.29 ERA in 182 innings pitched in 2001, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Chris Reitsma's best season was 2003, when he posted a 4.29 ERA, notched 12 saves and struck out 53 batters.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
2001
CIN
N
36
29
7
15
5.29
96
121
107
0
0
0
182
209
23
49
6
5
5
2002
CIN
N
32
21
6
12
3.64
84
73
56
1
1
0
138.1
144
17
45
5
4
5
2003
CIN
N
57
3
9
5
4.29
53
41
40
0
0
12
84
92
14
19
6
2
0
2004
ATL
N
84
0
6
4
4.07
60
38
36
0
0
2
79.2
89
9
20
3
1
3
2005
ATL
N
76
0
3
6
3.93
42
32
32
0
0
15
73.1
79
3
14
3
2
0
2006
ATL
N
27
0
1
2
8.68
13
27
27
0
0
8
28
46
7
8
3
0
3
2007
SEA
A
26
0
0
2
7.61
11
22
20
0
0
0
23.2
37
3
9
1
4
0
Total
NL
312
53
32
44
4.58
348
332
298
1
1
37
585.1
659
73
155
26
14
16
Total
AL
26
0
0
2
7.61
11
22
20
0
0
0
23.2
37
3
9
1
4
0
Total
338
53
32
46
4.70
359
354
318
1
1
37
609
696
76
164
27
18
16
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
2001
CIN
N
P
36
29
182
13
39
0
2
0
0
7
5
0
1.000
2002
CIN
N
P
32
21
138.1
9
19
1
1
0
1
5
3
1
.966
2003
CIN
N
P
57
3
84
1
9
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
.833
2004
ATL
N
P
84
0
79.2
3
7
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1.000
2005
ATL
N
P
76
0
73.1
5
12
0
1
0
1
5
0
0
1.000
2006
ATL
N
P
27
0
28
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
2007
SEA
A
P
26
0
23.2
1
4
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
1.000
Total
P
338
53
609
35
93
3
5
0
2
24
9
1
.977
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
2001
CIN
N
38
48
3
5
0
1
.104
.157
.125
1
0
2
24
1
7
0
0
1
2002
CIN
N
32
30
0
3
0
2
.100
.129
.100
0
0
1
12
0
7
0
0
1
2003
CIN
N
57
8
0
1
0
2
.125
.125
.125
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
2004
ATL
N
84
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2005
ATL
N
76
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
ATL
N
27
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2007
ATL
N
26
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
314
87
3
9
0
5
.103
.143
.115
1
0
3
42
1
14
0
0
2
Total
AL
26
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
338
87
3
9
0
5
.103
.143
.115
1
0
3
42
1
14
0
0
2
Transactions
Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (34th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1996 - signed June 22, 1996).
Selected by Tampa Bay Devil Rays from Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 13, 1999).
Returned to Boston Red Sox (March 28, 2000).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with John Curtice to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Dante Bichette (August 31, 2000).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Jung Bong and Bubba Nelson (March 26, 2004).
